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Some of them, they cannot even walk. You can see the children in front of me at the meantime. They are carrying pots and empty cans and roaming the streets.

Some of them, they cannot even walk. You can see the children in front of me at the meantime. They are carrying pots and empty cans and roaming the streets.

Some of them, they cannot even walk. You can see the children in front of me at the meantime. They are carrying pots and empty cans and roaming the streets.

Yeah, so on Friday evening, just about all of Kentucky was bracing for this line of severe thunderstorms that were heading west to east. And we were all told to expect high winds, hail, maybe even tornadoes. Well, just about midnight, the National Weather Service now estimates there was a tornado with roughly 150 mile per hour winds that just tore through central Kentucky.

Yeah, so on Friday evening, just about all of Kentucky was bracing for this line of severe thunderstorms that were heading west to east. And we were all told to expect high winds, hail, maybe even tornadoes. Well, just about midnight, the National Weather Service now estimates there was a tornado with roughly 150 mile per hour winds that just tore through central Kentucky.

Yeah, so on Friday evening, just about all of Kentucky was bracing for this line of severe thunderstorms that were heading west to east. And we were all told to expect high winds, hail, maybe even tornadoes. Well, just about midnight, the National Weather Service now estimates there was a tornado with roughly 150 mile per hour winds that just tore through central Kentucky.

Yeah, so while Main Street looks pretty normal, just about a five-minute drive away, there's houses that are just turned over. That's where I found Matthew Belcher, and he was still in shock yesterday. After the tornado, he said he emerged to find that his house was mostly fine, but right across the street at this mobile home park, other homes had just disappeared into the wind.

Yeah, so while Main Street looks pretty normal, just about a five-minute drive away, there's houses that are just turned over. That's where I found Matthew Belcher, and he was still in shock yesterday. After the tornado, he said he emerged to find that his house was mostly fine, but right across the street at this mobile home park, other homes had just disappeared into the wind.

Yeah, so while Main Street looks pretty normal, just about a five-minute drive away, there's houses that are just turned over. That's where I found Matthew Belcher, and he was still in shock yesterday. After the tornado, he said he emerged to find that his house was mostly fine, but right across the street at this mobile home park, other homes had just disappeared into the wind.

And yesterday, some RVs were still wrapped around tree trunks.

And yesterday, some RVs were still wrapped around tree trunks.

And yesterday, some RVs were still wrapped around tree trunks.

And Belcher says his neighborhood was told they may not have running water or power again for weeks. Because you could see all the light poles are just leaning or snapped in two. And meanwhile, everyone with damages have been scrambling to patch holes in their houses or get keepsakes removed.

And Belcher says his neighborhood was told they may not have running water or power again for weeks. Because you could see all the light poles are just leaning or snapped in two. And meanwhile, everyone with damages have been scrambling to patch holes in their houses or get keepsakes removed.

And Belcher says his neighborhood was told they may not have running water or power again for weeks. Because you could see all the light poles are just leaning or snapped in two. And meanwhile, everyone with damages have been scrambling to patch holes in their houses or get keepsakes removed.

Because the weather experts are telling us that another round of thunderstorms is coming tonight and Tuesday.

Because the weather experts are telling us that another round of thunderstorms is coming tonight and Tuesday.

Because the weather experts are telling us that another round of thunderstorms is coming tonight and Tuesday.

So our Kentucky Public Radio team found that on quiet nights, the local office was closing from about 1 to 7 a.m. to conserve staff. But then on nights with bad weather, they are able to shift things around to make sure they are fully staffed. And so the office's lead meteorologist says they were fully staffed and they were prepared on Friday night.

So our Kentucky Public Radio team found that on quiet nights, the local office was closing from about 1 to 7 a.m. to conserve staff. But then on nights with bad weather, they are able to shift things around to make sure they are fully staffed. And so the office's lead meteorologist says they were fully staffed and they were prepared on Friday night.